Cracking Asphalt

[luvrbus]

I have owned 3 Eagles and never knew about porpoising till I read about it on the internet I never owned a Eagle that would porpoise   Walter I sent you PM 

[DoubleEagle]

I have owned 3 Eagles and never knew about porpoising till I read about it on the internet I never owned a Eagle that would porpoise   Walter I sent you PM

Run your Eagle out East after the frost heave season and you might be in for a thrill. I once got into a laughing fit going over a roller coaster road in my Model 05 with a Bostrom air seat that was adjusted too soft. The Eagle was porpoising and I was bouncing up and down raming against the seat belt. I thought it was funny at the time. Having shock absorbers of unequal age probably contributed to the effect.  Cliff, I have not heard from Tim yet.

[luvrbus]

Run your Eagle out East after the frost heave season and you might be in for a thrill. I once got into a laughing fit going over a roller coaster road in my Model 05 with a Bostrom air seat that was adjusted too soft. The Eagle was porpoising and I was bouncing up and down raming against the seat belt. I thought it was funny at the time. Having shock absorbers of unequal age probably contributed to the effect.  Cliff, I have not heard from Tim yet.

It sold before he could transfer a deposit thanks anyways

[Jim Eh.]

It doesn't really matter the cover material. If the base is sub standard whatever you cover it with will not last. Sooo many roads around here are "lipstick on a pig" affairs that we have a poll for how long it will last before the first defect (in months!).
There is one interchange project here that a company form Alberta is doing where they utilized a lot of sand in layering the base. Heard different opinions but as always...time will tell.

[buswarrior]

And there are such interesting shades of lipstick

"Thin membrane surface" is my favorite.

Grandfather would be rolling his eyes at that one

happy coaching!
buswarrior

[chessie4905]

Local townships like to use " oil and chips". I guess it sounds better than tar and stone. We also don't have "guard rails". They are "guide rails".

[luvrbus]

Local townships like to use " oil and chips". I guess it sounds better than tar and stone. We also don't have "guard rails". They are "guide rails".

That is called Chipseal,depending on the rock size and base it can be tough and wear for a long time.Some highways in Texas through the Limestone hills that is all they use,great part about it dosen't require a lot of man power or expensive machinery to lay the stuff down   
 

[DoubleEagle]

I suspect Chipseal is the latest marketing name for tar-bound macadam, which has been around for over a hundred years. The difference now is that in some areas they use fancier stone to make decorative driveways, but a lot of rural roads are still paved with macadam with limestone (in Ohio).

[luvrbus]

I suspect Chipseal is the latest marketing name for tar-bound macadam, which has been around for over a hundred years. The difference now is that in some areas they use fancier stone to make decorative driveways, but a lot of rural roads are still paved with macadam with limestone (in Ohio).

It always been called chip n seal here, in the hill country in Texas they call it Uvalde rock paving because of the stone size and the rock only comes from the hill country sorta like a granite rock lol if you called it macadam in Texas they would have no idea what you talking about and would think it was some kinda of nut that grows 

[DoubleEagle]

Macadam roads were invented by Scottish engineer John McAdam in the early 1800's. They did not use tar until after 1900, it was chopped up rock (done by hand) in a relatively thin layer, compared to cobblestones. It was like a crushed stone driveway now. I remember this from grade school history lessons about the first building of the National Road from the East to the West (US 40 now). It was the act of chopping bigger rocks down to 2-3" by hand tools that stuck in my mind.

[luvrbus]

Macadam roads were invented by Scottish engineer John McAdam in the early 1800's. They did not use tar until after 1900, it was chopped up rock (done by hand) in a relatively thin layer, compared to cobblestones. It was like a crushed stone driveway now. I remember this from grade school history lessons about the first building of the National Road from the East to the West (US 40 now). It was the act of chopping bigger rocks down to 2-3" by hand tools that stuck in my mind.

I tried to find a Macadam spreader for the surface seems like a chip spreader is what it is called,parts of I 10,20,35 and 40 in Texas have miles of that type paving.I know they can cover a lot miles in a day with that process,I never did that type paving I subbed mine out, the asphalt and concrete paving I was equipped to do   

[sledhead]

way up north us locals just call it tar and feather

dave

[DoubleEagle]

I tried to find a Macadam spreader for the surface seems like a chip spreader is what it is called,parts of I 10,20,35 and 40 in Texas have miles of that type paving.I know they can cover a lot miles in a day with that process,I never did that type paving I subbed mine out, the asphalt and concrete paving I was equipped to do   

The small towns that I lived in would spread hot tar with a boom equipped tanker, then dump trucks would open their tailgates a couple inches (chained down) and back over the tar while spreading the stone. Worked okay if the driver was good at backing up and paid attention to when the stone ran out. It would be spread thicker than necessary, but the traffic would dance the stone over to the edge to pile up and be collected later, assuming that homeowners did not already shovel it up and put it in their driveways (Frugal Yankees).